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NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP INTEREST UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT

STOCKMANN plc
Major shareholders announcements
20.1.2010 at 20.00

NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP INTEREST UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10
OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT

Stockmann has today been notified that HTT Holding Oy Ab's (Business
identity code 2279939-4) aggregate ownership of voting rights in Stockmann
plc has increased above 10 per cent in connection with a purchase of
shares on 19 January 2010. HTT Holding Oy Ab is a company controlled by
Hartwall Capital Oy (Business identity code 0711984-8).

1. Name of the target company: Stockmann plc

2. Date of the change in ownership interest: 19 January 2010

3-6. Exact share of Stockmann's share capital and votes

                            Business        Number of           Percentage
                       identity code           shares        of the shares
                                                  A+B
HTT Holding Oy Ab          2279939-4        8,577,063                12.06

                            Business        Number of           Percentage
                       identity code           shares        of the voting
                                                  A+B               rights
HTT Holding Oy Ab          2279939-4        8,577,063                10.55

The ownership is divided between different series so that the number of
Series A shares is 3,110,734 and the number of Series B shares is
5,466,329.


STOCKMANN plc

Hannu Penttilä
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